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Islamabad's green vistas turn gray as population boom brings concrete wave

4 days ago | asia.nikkei.com | Adnan Aamir

ISLAMABAD -- For nearly 20 years, a restaurant called Monal was a go-to fixture for well-heeled diners in Pakistan's capital. Perched high above Islamabad's center in the cool hillside air of a giant, verdant park, the main appeal of the vast eatery was the vistas it offered, a window onto a fast-growing city. Now, all that remains of Monal, which once could host up to 1,500 diners at a time, is rubble.
Vietnam's Hoa Phat plans $540m investment to supply steel for new railway

5 days ago | asia.nikkei.com | Mai Nguyen

HANOI -- Hoa Phat, Vietnam's top steelmaker, will build a 14 trillion dong ($540 million) factory to supply steel for new railway projects in the country, its chairman announced Thursday. The railway projects is part of Vietnam's expanding infrastructure drive that aims to help the country achieve its ambitious 8% target this year despite escalating trade war disruptions. The new plant would be Hoa Phat's first foray into supplying steel for a railway.
Vance to meet Modi in India as U.S.-China tariff war rages

5 days ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance is set to hold key talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a four-day visit to the South Asian nation beginning on Monday, with the two leaders expected to discuss pressing issues such as Washington's sweeping "reciprocal" trade tariffs and mounting geopolitical tensions in the region and beyond.
Xi says China will stand with Asian peers to 'combat unilateralism'

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Norman Goh

KUALA LUMPUR -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed that China would stand with Malaysia and other Asian nations to combat unilateralism and protectionism, as the Trump administration's U.S. tariff policies cloud economic prospects in the region. Xi was in Malaysia for a three-day state visit, his first trip to the Southeast Asian country since 2013.
Why Vietnam is rushing to halve local governments

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Mai Nguyen

HANOI -- Vietnam's rush to halve the number of provinces by September, lay off at least one fifth of its civil servants by 2030, remove an entire layer of government and clear mountains of regulations has stoked hopes in households and companies alike for everything from less corruption to higher incomes. To Lam, General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party, greenlighted the bold restructuring plan on Saturday by signing Resolution 60 of the Central Committee.
Japan automakers make joint chip push to rival China's smart cars

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohtaroh Satoh

TOKYO -- Japan's automakers and suppliers are undertaking a rare industrywide effort to boost their competitiveness against Chinese rivals that have pulled ahead in the smart vehicle race. ASRA, a consortium that includes Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Honda Motor, is leading discussions to create a standardized design for next-generation automotive chips that it hopes to have ready by March 2029.
Amnesty International opens satellite Hong Kong chapter

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Pak Yiu

NEW YORK -- Human rights advocacy group Amnesty International on Tuesday launched a new Hong Kong chapter outside the city, a decision it says reflects the erosion of rights and freedoms since the Chinese government imposed a national security law in 2020. The rights group in October 2021 announced the closure of its Asia headquarters and Hong Kong section, ending research, advocacy and campaigning work after 45 years in the financial hub.
Pakistan names controversial Binance founder as crypto adviser

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Adnan Aamir

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's appointment of Zhao Changpeng, founder of Binance, as strategic adviser to its new crypto council has raised concerns, given that he was jailed in the U.S. last year over money laundering charges. The China-born Canadian billionaire and founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange was appointed strategic adviser to the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) last week.
Chinese students sue to restore U.S. immigration status

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Pak Yiu

NEW YORK -- Chinese students filed a lawsuit to the District Court in the Northern District of California on Friday challenging the U.S. government's cancellation of their student visas, alleging the move was arbitrary and in violation of the constitution. The visas and immigration status of Zhuoer Chen, Mengcheng Yu, Jiarong Ouyang and Gexi Guo were revoked in early April, an action that would require them to leave the country.
Xi Jinping calls for Vietnam to join China in tackling trade war

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Mai Nguyen

HANOI -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in communist comrade Vietnam on Monday and called for defending a multilateral trade system that is being rocked by U.S. President Donald Trump. "Trade wars and tariff wars have no winners, and protectionism has no way out," Xi wrote in an article posted on the Nhan Dan, the official newspaper of the Vietnamese Communist Party, ahead of his visit.